Dead by Daylight review – a decent stab at an interactive slasher flick

Whether you play as the killer or prey there is gruesome fun to be had, but this console transfer cuts too many corners

Note: this is a review of the console version of the game. The PC version contains different content

Watching a good slasher movie is a highly interactive experience. You cover your eyes, you jump, you lurch forward on the sofa, but mostly you yell incredulous statements at the characters such as: "No, don't go in there!"; "Make sure he's actually dead", and the classic "Don't sneak off to have sex!". As soon as you've seen a few Halloween rip-offs or Scream, which made a virtue of those tropes, you know all the beats of the slasher experience - and we always think we could make a better job of surviving.